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 Montpelier 

Station Usage

In 2022/2023, Montpelier had 169,540 entries and exits, making it the 1,347th most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
1347/2575
It ranked 640th busiest (out of 997), with 448 scheduled services per week.
640/997
That's a daily average of 464.49 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 7.28 passengers per service, giving it the 1,096th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
1096/1659

Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.

Usage stats in detail

Standard price entries & exits: 117,166
Reduced price entries & exits: 42,216
Season ticket entries & exits: 10,158
Total entries & exits: 169,540
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 21/22: +77,782 : 84.77%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.

Platform Lengths

Plat.MetresVF*Notes
Single132479Usable length inside the barrier
*VF = Vicki Feet: the unit of measurement for platform lengths, as used in the excellent All The Stations. Conversion rate: YouTube video
Data derived from Network Rail timetable planning rules 2025 (Jan 2024)

Service Patterns

Current Timetables

TableDescriptionTimetable
272Bristol - Avonmouth - Severn BeachOct24
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Usage History


Change between 1997 & 2023: +114,068 (+205.63%)

Reasons for change:
2007-08 Decline of 13% or more
2008-09 Improved service introduced in 2008, on Severn Beach to Bristol Temple Meads line.
2019-20 Improved Sunday service to 11 trains per day, from 2 trains per day previously

Location Details

Location: Montpelier
CRS: MTP / NLC: 3203 / TIPLOC(S): MONPELR
Station Facility Owner: Great Western Railway
OS Grid Ref: 359230 174538
Constituency: Bristol West
Local Authority: Bristol, City of
NR Region: South West
ELR: CNX 2m 65ch

Fares

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Origin/Destination Matrix

Top 5 jouneys from Montpelier during 2022/2023:
•Bristol Temple Meads (27,856 journeys)
•Bath Spa (10,111 journeys)
•Clifton Down (9,206 journeys)
•Lawrence Hill (4,696 journeys)
•London Paddington (3,507 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.

Neighbouring Stations

Below are Montpelier's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.
StationMiles
Redland0.46
Stapleton Road1.23